Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, They’re Here! ES Modules in Node.JS

Gil Tayar

Tuesday 6 July 2021 from 11:30 to 12:15

Talk in English - US at jsday 2021
Short URL: https://joind.in/talk/09417 (QR-Code (opens in new window))

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Yes, they’re here. Node v12 marked the first version of Node.JS where ESM support is unflagged, meaning you can start using ES Modules. It’s been a long, four year journey from defining them in the spec (June 2015!) till they could be used in Node.JS (November 2019). Why did it take so long? What were the major hurdles? What does the migration path look like? Are they really better than CommonJS Modules? What is in store for the future? And most importantly: can I start the migration? Gil Tayar, a former member of the Node.JS Modules Working Group, will try and navigate these confusing waters, and hopefully make you understand why, when, and how to migrate your Node.JS code to use ES Modules.

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Alessandro Ferretto at 14:42 on 7 Jul 2021 (via Web2 LIVE)

Very clear

Lorenzo Spinelli at 17:07 on 7 Jul 2021 (via Web2 LIVE)

great talk